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The Nest and Brood Ball of Canthon (Canthon)Virens aff. paraguayanusBalthasar (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)

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Cantil, L. F., Sánchez, M. V., Genise, J. F. (2014): The Nest and Brood Ball of Canthon (Canthon)Virens aff. paraguayanusBalthasar (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 68 (3): 384-386, DOI: 10.1649/072.068.0306, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/072.068.0306

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